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There often is a fine line between ineptitude and chicanery, and it's hard to know where the Hartford Fire Department hiring fiasco falls. On Aug. 4, the department posted the job of assistant chief, the second-ranking post in the department. The job was open to current deputy chiefs, with one caveat. Unlike earlier postings for the job, any applicant this time had to be a resident of Hartford. There are six deputy chiefs, but only one is a city resident. That meant only one person was eligible for the promotion: Deputy Chief Terry L. Waller. Residence isn't the only thing Mr. Waller has going for him. He is the fiance of city Corporation Counsel Saundra Kee Borges, the...

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There often is a fine line between ineptitude and chicanery, and it's hard to know where the Hartford Fire Department hiring fiasco falls.
On Aug. 4, the department posted the job of assistant chief, the second-ranking post in the department. The job was...

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